diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c b/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
index 6c05bf0b2b..3d858e763d 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ gsk_gl_driver_begin_frame (GskGLDriver *self)
   if (self->max_texture_size < 0)
     {
       glGetIntegerv (GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, (GLint *) &self->max_texture_size);
-      GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("GL max texture size: %d\n", self->max_texture_size));
+      GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_message ("GL max texture size: %d", self->max_texture_size));
     }
 
   glBindFramebuffer (GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ gsk_gl_driver_end_frame (GskGLDriver *self)
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
   GSK_NOTE (OPENGL,
-            g_print ("Textures created: %ld\n"
+            g_message ("Textures created: %ld\n"
                      " Textures reused: %ld\n"
-                     " Surface uploads: %ld\n",
+                     " Surface uploads: %ld",
                      gsk_profiler_counter_get (self->profiler, self->counters.created_textures),
                      gsk_profiler_counter_get (self->profiler, self->counters.reused_textures),
                      gsk_profiler_counter_get (self->profiler, self->counters.surface_uploads)));
 #endif
 
   GSK_NOTE (OPENGL,
-            g_print ("*** Frame end: textures=%d\n",
+            g_message ("*** Frame end: textures=%d",
                      g_hash_table_size (self->textures)));
 
   self->in_frame = FALSE;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ create_texture (GskGLDriver *self,
   t = find_texture_by_size (self->textures, width, height);
   if (t != NULL && !t->in_use && t->user == NULL)
     {
-      GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Reusing Texture(%d) for size %dx%d\n",
+      GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_message ("Reusing Texture(%d) for size %dx%d",
                                  t->texture_id, t->width, t->height));
       t->in_use = TRUE;
 
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
index 39aa142ff9..5012eb82a2 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcache.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ free_atlas (gpointer v)
 
 void
 gsk_gl_glyph_cache_init (GskGLGlyphCache *self,
+                         GskRenderer     *renderer,
                          GskGLDriver     *gl_driver)
 {
   self->hash_table = g_hash_table_new_full (glyph_cache_hash, glyph_cache_equal,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ gsk_gl_glyph_cache_init (GskGLGlyphCache *self,
   self->atlases = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func (free_atlas);
   g_ptr_array_add (self->atlases, create_atlas (self));
 
+  self->renderer = renderer;
   self->gl_driver = gl_driver;
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ add_to_cache (GskGLGlyphCache  *cache,
   atlas->num_glyphs++;
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK(GLYPH_CACHE))
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (cache->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE))
     {
       g_print ("Glyph cache:\n");
       for (i = 0; i < cache->atlases->len; i++)
@@ -296,8 +298,8 @@ upload_dirty_glyphs (GskGLGlyphCache *self,
   for (l = atlas->dirty_glyphs, i = 0; l; l = l->next, i++)
     render_glyph (atlas, (DirtyGlyph *)l->data, &regions[i]);
 
-  GSK_NOTE (GLYPH_CACHE,
-            g_print ("uploading %d glyphs to cache\n", num_regions));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (self->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE,
+            g_message ("uploading %d glyphs to cache", num_regions));
 
 
   gsk_gl_image_upload_regions (atlas->image, self->gl_driver, num_regions, regions);
@@ -425,8 +427,8 @@ gsk_gl_glyph_cache_begin_frame (GskGLGlyphCache *self)
 
       if (atlas->old_pixels > MAX_OLD * atlas->width * atlas->height)
         {
-          GSK_NOTE(GLYPH_CACHE,
-                   g_print ("Dropping atlas %d (%g.2%% old)\n",
+          GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(self->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE,
+                   g_message ("Dropping atlas %d (%g.2%% old)",
                             i, 100.0 * (double)atlas->old_pixels / (double)(atlas->width * atlas->height)));
 
           if (atlas->image)
@@ -448,5 +450,5 @@ gsk_gl_glyph_cache_begin_frame (GskGLGlyphCache *self)
         }
     }
 
-  GSK_NOTE(GLYPH_CACHE, g_print ("Dropped %d glyphs\n", dropped));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(self->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE, g_message ("Dropped %d glyphs", dropped));
 }
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcacheprivate.h b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcacheprivate.h
index 71664020de..122a82398b 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcacheprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglglyphcacheprivate.h
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 #include "gskgldriverprivate.h"
 #include "gskglimageprivate.h"
+#include "gskrendererprivate.h"
 #include <pango/pango.h>
 #include <gdk/gdk.h>
 
 typedef struct
 {
   GskGLDriver *gl_driver;
+  GskRenderer *renderer;
 
   GHashTable *hash_table;
   GPtrArray *atlases;
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ typedef struct
 } GskGLCachedGlyph;
 
 void                     gsk_gl_glyph_cache_init            (GskGLGlyphCache        *self,
+                                                             GskRenderer            *renderer,
                                                              GskGLDriver            *gl_driver);
 void                     gsk_gl_glyph_cache_free            (GskGLGlyphCache        *self);
 void                     gsk_gl_glyph_cache_begin_frame     (GskGLGlyphCache        *self);
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskglrenderer.c b/gsk/gl/gskglrenderer.c
index 7668f6ceac..f0204a4e04 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskglrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskglrenderer.c
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_create_buffers (GskGLRenderer *self,
   if (self->has_buffers)
     return;
 
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Creating buffers (w:%d, h:%d, scale:%d)\n", width, height, scale_factor));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (GSK_RENDERER (self), OPENGL, g_message ("Creating buffers (w:%d, h:%d, scale:%d)", width, height, scale_factor));
 
   if (self->texture_id == 0)
     {
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_destroy_buffers (GskGLRenderer *self)
   if (!self->has_buffers)
     return;
 
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Destroying buffers\n"));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (GSK_RENDERER (self), OPENGL, g_message ("Destroying buffers"));
 
   gdk_gl_context_make_current (self->gl_context);
 
@@ -1838,11 +1838,11 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_realize (GskRenderer  *renderer,
   self->gl_profiler = gsk_gl_profiler_new (self->gl_context);
   self->gl_driver = gsk_gl_driver_new (self->gl_context);
 
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Creating buffers and programs\n"));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (renderer, OPENGL, g_message ("Creating buffers and programs"));
   if (!gsk_gl_renderer_create_programs (self, error))
     return FALSE;
 
-  gsk_gl_glyph_cache_init (&self->glyph_cache, self->gl_driver);
+  gsk_gl_glyph_cache_init (&self->glyph_cache, renderer, self->gl_driver);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_resize_viewport (GskGLRenderer         *self,
   int width = viewport->size.width;
   int height = viewport->size.height;
 
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("glViewport(0, 0, %d, %d) [scale:%d]\n",
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (GSK_RENDERER (self), OPENGL, g_message ("glViewport(0, 0, %d, %d) [scale:%d]",
                              width,
                              height,
                              self->scale_factor));
@@ -1955,13 +1955,13 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_clear_tree (GskGLRenderer *self)
   g_array_remove_range (self->render_ops, 0, self->render_ops->len);
   removed_textures = gsk_gl_driver_collect_textures (self->gl_driver);
 
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Collected: %d textures\n", removed_textures));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (GSK_RENDERER (self), OPENGL, g_message ("Collected: %d textures", removed_textures));
 }
 
 static void
 gsk_gl_renderer_clear (GskGLRenderer *self)
 {
-  GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("Clearing viewport\n"));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (GSK_RENDERER (self), OPENGL, g_message ("Clearing viewport"));
   glClearColor (0, 0, 0, 0);
   glClear (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT | GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT);
 }
@@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ gsk_gl_renderer_do_render (GskRenderer           *renderer,
 
   if (self->gl_context == NULL)
     {
-      GSK_NOTE (OPENGL, g_print ("No valid GL context associated to the renderer"));
+      GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (renderer, OPENGL, g_message ("No valid GL context associated to the renderer"));
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskdebug.c b/gsk/gskdebug.c
index 04521f93e5..61e555dda8 100644
--- a/gsk/gskdebug.c
+++ b/gsk/gskdebug.c
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ static const GDebugKey gsk_rendering_keys[] = {
   { "staging-buffer", GSK_RENDERING_MODE_STAGING_BUFFER }
 };
 
-gboolean
-gsk_check_debug_flags (GskDebugFlags flags)
+static guint gsk_debug_flags;
+
+static void
+init_debug_flags (void)
 {
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
   static volatile gsize gsk_debug_flags__set;
-  static guint gsk_debug_flags;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&gsk_debug_flags__set))
     {
@@ -39,11 +40,23 @@ gsk_check_debug_flags (GskDebugFlags flags)
 
       g_once_init_leave (&gsk_debug_flags__set, TRUE);
     }
+#endif
+}
+
+gboolean
+gsk_check_debug_flags (GskDebugFlags flags)
+{
+  init_debug_flags ();
 
   return (gsk_debug_flags & flags) != 0;
-#else
-  return FALSE;
-#endif
+}
+
+GskDebugFlags
+gsk_get_debug_flags (void)
+{
+  init_debug_flags ();
+
+  return gsk_debug_flags;
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/gsk/gskdebugprivate.h b/gsk/gskdebugprivate.h
index c5e0efa95c..131d3d4569 100644
--- a/gsk/gskdebugprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskdebugprivate.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GSK_DEBUG_GLYPH_CACHE = 1 << 7
 } GskDebugFlags;
 
-#define GSK_DEBUG_ANY ((1 << 9) - 1)
+#define GSK_DEBUG_ANY ((1 << 8) - 1)
 
 typedef enum {
   GSK_RENDERING_MODE_GEOMETRY       = 1 << 0,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ typedef enum {
   GSK_RENDERING_MODE_STAGING_BUFFER = 1 << 5
 } GskRenderingMode;
 
+GskDebugFlags gsk_get_debug_flags (void);
 gboolean gsk_check_debug_flags (GskDebugFlags flags);
 
 gboolean gsk_check_rendering_flags (GskRenderingMode flags);
@@ -34,25 +35,26 @@ gboolean gsk_check_rendering_flags (GskRenderingMode flags);
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
 
 #define GSK_DEBUG_CHECK(type)           G_UNLIKELY (gsk_check_debug_flags (GSK_DEBUG_ ## type))
-#define GSK_DEBUG_CHECK2(type1,type2)   G_UNLIKELY (gsk_check_debug_flags (GSK_DEBUG_ ## type1 | GSK_DEBUG_ ## type2))
 #define GSK_RENDER_MODE_CHECK(type)     G_UNLIKELY (gsk_check_rendering_flags (GSK_RENDERING_MODE_ ## type))
+#define GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK(renderer,type) \
+  G_UNLIKELY ((gsk_renderer_get_debug_flags (renderer) & GSK_DEBUG_ ## type) != 0)
 
 #define GSK_NOTE(type,action)   G_STMT_START {  \
   if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (type)) {                 \
     action;                                     \
   }                             } G_STMT_END
-
-#define GSK_NOTE2(type1,type2,action)   G_STMT_START {  \
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK2 (type1, type2)) {                \
-    action;                                             \
+#define GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(renderer,type,action)   G_STMT_START {  \
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer,type)) {                 \
+    action;                                     \
   }                             } G_STMT_END
+
 #else
 
 #define GSK_RENDER_MODE_CHECK(type)     0
 #define GSK_DEBUG_CHECK(type)           0
-#define GSK_DEBUG_CHECK2(type1,type2)   0
+#define GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK(renderer,type) 0
 #define GSK_NOTE(type,action)
-#define GSK_NOTE2(type1,type2,action)
+#define GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(renderer,type,action)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskrenderer.c b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
index 7f189c418f..6014fd28cf 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ typedef struct
 
   GskProfiler *profiler;
 
+  GskDebugFlags debug_flags;
+
   gboolean is_realized : 1;
 } GskRendererPrivate;
 
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@ gsk_renderer_init (GskRenderer *self)
   GskRendererPrivate *priv = gsk_renderer_get_instance_private (self);
 
   priv->profiler = gsk_profiler_new ();
+  priv->debug_flags = gsk_get_debug_flags ();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ gsk_renderer_render_texture (GskRenderer           *renderer,
   texture = GSK_RENDERER_GET_CLASS (renderer)->render_texture (renderer, root, viewport);
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (RENDERER))
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer, RENDERER))
     {
       GString *buf = g_string_new ("*** Texture stats ***\n\n");
 
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ gsk_renderer_render (GskRenderer       *renderer,
   GSK_RENDERER_GET_CLASS (renderer)->render (renderer, root);
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (RENDERER))
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer, RENDERER))
     {
       GString *buf = g_string_new ("*** Frame stats ***\n\n");
 
@@ -737,7 +740,7 @@ gsk_renderer_new_for_window (GdkWindow *window)
 
       if (gsk_renderer_realize (renderer, window, &error))
         {
-          if (verbose || GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (RENDERER))
+          if (verbose || GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer, RENDERER))
             {
               g_print ("Using renderer of type '%s' for window '%s'\n",
                        G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (renderer),
@@ -746,7 +749,7 @@ gsk_renderer_new_for_window (GdkWindow *window)
           return renderer;
         }
 
-      if (verbose || GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (RENDERER))
+      if (verbose || GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer, RENDERER))
         {
           g_print ("Failed to realize renderer of type '%s' for window '%s': %s\n",
                    G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (renderer),
@@ -846,3 +849,23 @@ gsk_renderer_end_draw_frame (GskRenderer       *renderer,
   GSK_RENDERER_GET_CLASS (renderer)->end_draw_frame (renderer, context);
 }
 
+GskDebugFlags
+gsk_renderer_get_debug_flags (GskRenderer *renderer)
+{
+  GskRendererPrivate *priv = gsk_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GSK_IS_RENDERER (renderer), 0);
+
+  return priv->debug_flags;
+}
+
+void
+gsk_renderer_set_debug_flags (GskRenderer   *renderer,
+                              GskDebugFlags  flags)
+{
+  GskRendererPrivate *priv = gsk_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GSK_IS_RENDERER (renderer));
+
+  priv->debug_flags = flags;
+}
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendererprivate.h b/gsk/gskrendererprivate.h
index 97ac374854..9cd3c57034 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendererprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskrendererprivate.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "gskrenderer.h"
 #include "gskprofilerprivate.h"
+#include "gskdebugprivate.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ cairo_surface_t *       gsk_renderer_create_cairo_surface       (GskRenderer
 
 GskProfiler *           gsk_renderer_get_profiler               (GskRenderer    *renderer);
 
+GskDebugFlags           gsk_renderer_get_debug_flags            (GskRenderer   *renderer);
+void                    gsk_renderer_set_debug_flags            (GskRenderer   *renderer,
+                                                                 GskDebugFlags  flags);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GSK_RENDERER_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernode.c b/gsk/gskrendernode.c
index 0dc0e7628c..a2a4409bc5 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernode.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernode.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ gsk_render_node_draw (GskRenderNode *node,
 
   if (!GSK_RENDER_MODE_CHECK (GEOMETRY))
     {
-      GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_print ("CLIP = { .x = %g, .y = %g, .width = %g, .height = %g }\n",
+      GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_message ("CLIP = { .x = %g, .y = %g, .width = %g, .height = %g }",
                                 node->bounds.origin.x, node->bounds.origin.y,
                                 node->bounds.size.width, node->bounds.size.height));
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ gsk_render_node_draw (GskRenderNode *node,
       cairo_clip (cr);
     }
 
-  GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_print ("Rendering node %s[%p]\n",
+  GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_message ("Rendering node %s[%p]",
                             node->name ? node->name : node->node_class->type_name,
                             node));
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
index 0f42482a85..f78226c8d4 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ gsk_cairo_node_get_draw_context (GskRenderNode *node,
                    node->bounds.size.width, node->bounds.size.height);
   cairo_clip (res);
 
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK (SURFACE))
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (renderer, SURFACE))
     {
       const char *prefix;
       prefix = g_getenv ("GSK_DEBUG_PREFIX");
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ gsk_transform_node_draw (GskRenderNode *node,
 
   if (graphene_matrix_to_2d (&self->transform, &ctm.xx, &ctm.yx, &ctm.xy, &ctm.yy, &ctm.x0, &ctm.y0))
     {
-      GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_print ("CTM = { .xx = %g, .yx = %g, .xy = %g, .yy = %g, .x0 = %g, .y0 = %g }\n",
+      GSK_NOTE (CAIRO, g_message ("CTM = { .xx = %g, .yx = %g, .xy = %g, .yy = %g, .x0 = %g, .y0 = %g }",
                                 ctm.xx, ctm.yx,
                                 ctm.xy, ctm.yy,
                                 ctm.x0, ctm.y0));
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcache.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcache.c
index 8d12f5ce66..ce3a6947e6 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcache.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcache.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "gskvulkanimageprivate.h"
 #include "gskdebugprivate.h"
 #include "gskprivate.h"
+#include "gskrendererprivate.h"
 
 #include <graphene.h>
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ struct _GskVulkanGlyphCache {
   GObject parent_instance;
 
   GdkVulkanContext *vulkan;
+  GskRenderer *renderer;
 
   GHashTable *hash_table;
   GPtrArray *atlases;
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ add_to_cache (GskVulkanGlyphCache  *cache,
   atlas->num_glyphs++;
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
-  if (GSK_DEBUG_CHECK(GLYPH_CACHE))
+  if (GSK_RENDERER_DEBUG_CHECK (cache->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE))
     {
       g_print ("Glyph cache:\n");
       for (i = 0; i < cache->atlases->len; i++)
@@ -288,8 +290,9 @@ render_glyph (Atlas          *atlas,
 }
 
 static void
-upload_dirty_glyphs (Atlas             *atlas,
-                     GskVulkanUploader *uploader)
+upload_dirty_glyphs (GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache,
+                     Atlas               *atlas,
+                     GskVulkanUploader   *uploader)
 {
   GList *l;
   guint num_regions;
@@ -302,8 +305,8 @@ upload_dirty_glyphs (Atlas             *atlas,
   for (l = atlas->dirty_glyphs, i = 0; l; l = l->next, i++)
     render_glyph (atlas, (DirtyGlyph *)l->data, &regions[i]);
 
-  GSK_NOTE (GLYPH_CACHE,
-            g_print ("uploading %d glyphs to cache\n", num_regions));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (cache->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE,
+            g_message ("uploading %d glyphs to cache", num_regions));
 
   gsk_vulkan_image_upload_regions (atlas->image, uploader, num_regions, regions);
 
@@ -312,11 +315,13 @@ upload_dirty_glyphs (Atlas             *atlas,
 }
 
 GskVulkanGlyphCache *
-gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new (GdkVulkanContext *vulkan)
+gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new (GskRenderer      *renderer,
+                            GdkVulkanContext *vulkan)
 {
   GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache;
 
   cache = GSK_VULKAN_GLYPH_CACHE (g_object_new (GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_GLYPH_CACHE, NULL));
+  cache->renderer = renderer;
   cache->vulkan = vulkan;
   g_ptr_array_add (cache->atlases, create_atlas (cache));
 
@@ -395,7 +400,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_get_glyph_image (GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache,
     atlas->image = gsk_vulkan_image_new_for_atlas (cache->vulkan, atlas->width, atlas->height);
 
   if (atlas->dirty_glyphs)
-    upload_dirty_glyphs (atlas, uploader);
+    upload_dirty_glyphs (cache, atlas, uploader);
 
   return atlas->image;
 }
@@ -449,8 +454,8 @@ gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_begin_frame (GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache)
 
       if (atlas->old_pixels > MAX_OLD * atlas->width * atlas->height)
         {
-          GSK_NOTE(GLYPH_CACHE,
-                   g_print ("Dropping atlas %d (%g.2%% old)\n", i, 100.0 * (double)atlas->old_pixels / (double)(atlas->width * atlas->height)));
+          GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(cache->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE,
+                   g_message ("Dropping atlas %d (%g.2%% old)", i, 100.0 * (double)atlas->old_pixels / (double)(atlas->width * atlas->height)));
           g_ptr_array_remove_index (cache->atlases, i);
 
           drops[i] = 1;
@@ -479,5 +484,5 @@ gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_begin_frame (GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache)
         }
     }
 
-  GSK_NOTE(GLYPH_CACHE, g_print ("Dropped %d glyphs\n", dropped));
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE(cache->renderer, GLYPH_CACHE, g_message ("Dropped %d glyphs", dropped));
 }
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcacheprivate.h b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcacheprivate.h
index 6cf223f27d..b566e5b9bc 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcacheprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanglyphcacheprivate.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(GskVulkanGlyphCache, gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache, GSK, VULKAN_GLYPH_CACHE, GObject)
 
-GskVulkanGlyphCache  *gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new            (GdkVulkanContext *vulkan);
+GskVulkanGlyphCache  *gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new            (GskRenderer         *renderer,
+                                                             GdkVulkanContext    *vulkan);
 
 GskVulkanImage *     gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_get_glyph_image (GskVulkanGlyphCache *cache,
                                                              GskVulkanUploader   *uploader,
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
index 82c25ecd53..e6b180a90f 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderer.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_renderer_realize (GskRenderer  *renderer,
 
   self->render = gsk_vulkan_render_new (renderer, self->vulkan);
 
-  self->glyph_cache = gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new (self->vulkan);
+  self->glyph_cache = gsk_vulkan_glyph_cache_new (renderer, self->vulkan);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderpass.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
index 83fff2d5e7..880941e4c8 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ font_has_color_glyphs (const PangoFont *font)
 }
 
 #define FALLBACK(...) G_STMT_START { \
-  GSK_NOTE (FALLBACK, g_print (__VA_ARGS__)); \
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (gsk_vulkan_render_get_renderer (render), FALLBACK, g_message (__VA_ARGS__)); \
   goto fallback; \
 }G_STMT_END
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       return;
     case GSK_SHADOW_NODE:
     default:
-      FALLBACK ("Unsupported node '%s'\n", node->node_class->type_name);
+      FALLBACK ("Unsupported node '%s'", node->node_class->type_name);
 
     case GSK_REPEAT_NODE:
       if (gsk_vulkan_clip_contains_rect (&constants->clip, &node->bounds))
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_TEXTURE_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Repeat nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Repeat nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_REPEAT;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_BLEND_MODE_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Blend nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Blend nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_BLEND_MODE;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_CROSS_FADE_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Cross fade nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Cross fade nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_CROSS_FADE;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
 
     case GSK_INSET_SHADOW_NODE:
       if (gsk_inset_shadow_node_get_blur_radius (node) > 0)
-        FALLBACK ("Blur support not implemented for inset shadows\n");
+        FALLBACK ("Blur support not implemented for inset shadows");
       else if (gsk_vulkan_clip_contains_rect (&constants->clip, &node->bounds))
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_INSET_SHADOW;
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_RECT)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_INSET_SHADOW_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Inset shadow nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Inset shadow nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_INSET_SHADOW;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
 
     case GSK_OUTSET_SHADOW_NODE:
       if (gsk_outset_shadow_node_get_blur_radius (node) > 0)
-        FALLBACK ("Blur support not implemented for outset shadows\n");
+        FALLBACK ("Blur support not implemented for outset shadows");
       else if (gsk_vulkan_clip_contains_rect (&constants->clip, &node->bounds))
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_OUTSET_SHADOW;
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_RECT)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_OUTSET_SHADOW_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Outset shadow nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Outset shadow nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_OUTSET_SHADOW;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_TEXTURE_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Cairo nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Cairo nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_SURFACE;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
             else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
               pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_COLOR_TEXT_CLIP_ROUNDED;
             else
-              FALLBACK ("Text nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+              FALLBACK ("Text nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
             op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_COLOR_TEXT;
           }
         else
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
             else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
               pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_TEXT_CLIP_ROUNDED;
             else
-              FALLBACK ("Text nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+              FALLBACK ("Text nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
             op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_TEXT;
           }
         op.text.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_TEXTURE_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Texture nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Texture nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_TEXTURE;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_COLOR_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Color nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Color nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_COLOR;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
     case GSK_LINEAR_GRADIENT_NODE:
     case GSK_REPEATING_LINEAR_GRADIENT_NODE:
       if (gsk_linear_gradient_node_get_n_color_stops (node) > GSK_VULKAN_LINEAR_GRADIENT_PIPELINE_MAX_COLOR_STOPS)
-        FALLBACK ("Linear gradient with %zu color stops, hardcoded limit is %u\n",
+        FALLBACK ("Linear gradient with %zu color stops, hardcoded limit is %u",
                   gsk_linear_gradient_node_get_n_color_stops (node),
                   GSK_VULKAN_LINEAR_GRADIENT_PIPELINE_MAX_COLOR_STOPS);
       if (gsk_vulkan_clip_contains_rect (&constants->clip, &node->bounds))
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_LINEAR_GRADIENT_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Linear gradient nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Linear gradient nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_LINEAR_GRADIENT;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_COLOR_MATRIX_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Opacity nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Opacity nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_OPACITY;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_BLUR_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Blur nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Blur nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_BLUR;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_COLOR_MATRIX_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Color matrix nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Color matrix nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_COLOR_MATRIX;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
       else if (constants->clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ROUNDED_CIRCULAR)
         pipeline_type = GSK_VULKAN_PIPELINE_BORDER_CLIP_ROUNDED;
       else
-        FALLBACK ("Border nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+        FALLBACK ("Border nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
       op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_BORDER;
       op.render.pipeline = gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (render, pipeline_type);
       g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
         graphene_matrix_multiply (&transform, &mv, &self->mv);
         child = gsk_transform_node_get_child (node);
         if (!gsk_vulkan_push_constants_transform (&op.constants.constants, constants, &transform, &child->bounds))
-          FALLBACK ("Transform nodes can't deal with clip type %u\n", constants->clip.type);
+          FALLBACK ("Transform nodes can't deal with clip type %u", constants->clip.type);
         op.type = GSK_VULKAN_OP_PUSH_VERTEX_CONSTANTS;
         g_array_append_val (self->render_ops, op);
 
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
     case GSK_CLIP_NODE:
       {
         if (!gsk_vulkan_push_constants_intersect_rect (&op.constants.constants, constants, gsk_clip_node_peek_clip (node)))
-          FALLBACK ("Failed to find intersection between clip of type %u and rectangle\n", constants->clip.type);
+          FALLBACK ("Failed to find intersection between clip of type %u and rectangle", constants->clip.type);
         if (op.constants.constants.clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ALL_CLIPPED)
           return;
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
         if (!gsk_vulkan_push_constants_intersect_rounded (&op.constants.constants,
                                                           constants,
                                                           gsk_rounded_clip_node_peek_clip (node)))
-          FALLBACK ("Failed to find intersection between clip of type %u and rounded rectangle\n", constants->clip.type);
+          FALLBACK ("Failed to find intersection between clip of type %u and rounded rectangle", constants->clip.type);
         if (op.constants.constants.clip.type == GSK_VULKAN_CLIP_ALL_CLIPPED)
           return;
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_get_node_as_texture (GskVulkanRenderPass   *self,
       }
    }
 
-  GSK_NOTE (FALLBACK, g_print ("Node as texture not implemented for this case. Using %gx%g fallback surface\n",
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (gsk_vulkan_render_get_renderer (render), FALLBACK, g_message ("Node as texture not implemented for this case. Using %gx%g fallback surface",
                                ceil (bounds->size.width),
                                ceil (bounds->size.height)));
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_upload_fallback (GskVulkanRenderPass  *self,
 
   node = op->node;
 
-  GSK_NOTE (FALLBACK,
-            g_print ("Upload op=%s, node %s[%p], bounds %gx%g\n",
+  GSK_RENDERER_NOTE (gsk_vulkan_render_get_renderer (render), FALLBACK,
+            g_message ("Upload op=%s, node %s[%p], bounds %gx%g",
                      op->type == GSK_VULKAN_OP_FALLBACK_CLIP ? "fallback-clip" :
                      (op->type == GSK_VULKAN_OP_FALLBACK_ROUNDED_CLIP ? "fallback-rounded-clip" : "fallback"),
                      node->name ? node->name : node->node_class->type_name, node,
diff --git a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanshader.c b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanshader.c
index 1010b21304..0446412ea7 100644
--- a/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanshader.c
+++ b/gsk/vulkan/gskvulkanshader.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_shader_new_from_resource (GdkVulkanContext     *context,
   g_free (path);
   if (bytes == NULL)
     {
-      GSK_NOTE (VULKAN, g_printerr ("Error loading shader data: %s\n", local_error->message));
+      GSK_NOTE (VULKAN, g_message ("Error loading shader data: %s", local_error->message));
       g_propagate_error (error, local_error);
       return NULL;
     }